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Jan. 26, 2012 / Gordon Price

Winter Solstice Beat

The latest video for SpacingVancouver from Kathleen Corey, videographer, with help from Brian Gould, edit monkey: . . Winter in…
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Jan. 24, 2012 / Gordon Price

Paths through Vancouver – and other world cities

This Flickr photostream is going to get a lot of traffic – and interpretation – because it’s about a lot…
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Jan. 17, 2012 / Gordon Price

PT’s Vancouver Film Festival

Okay, folks – we got suggestions for videos of Vancouver that go Beyond Tourism!  The quirky stuff.  The unique, the offbeat,…
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Jan. 13, 2012 / Gordon Price

The most important thing that never happened: Vancouver and the Insatiable Auto (4)

More quotes from my InRoads article: Vancouver, Canada’s most modern city, hired consultants who … suggested that Vancouver should build…
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Jan. 05, 2012 / Gordon Price

InRoads: Vancouver and the Insatiable Auto (1)

Toot, toot – a little bit of personal horn-blowing here.  But, honestly, this journal article is the best summary of my thinking on the…
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Dec. 13, 2011 / Gordon Price

Why city rankings always get it wrong

Happiest cities, most livable cities, loneliest cities — the Web’s filled with lists. Almost all of them are bogus. So…
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Dec. 10, 2011 / Gordon Price

Overlapping Maps: housing prices and politics

Well, Pete McMartin’s column in today’s Sun sure grabbed my attention: Main Street, the great divide About a month ago, Andy…
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Dec. 07, 2011 / Gordon Price

What Vancouver Means to Josh

A short video – about Josh, real estate and unrequited love – done in 2008, but holds up pretty well:…
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Dec. 01, 2011 / Gordon Price

Does San Diego (still) need Vancouverism?

Howard Blackson, writer with PlaceShakers, thinks maybe San Diego did – and now doesn’t. … for San Diego, the Vancouver…
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Nov. 18, 2011 / Gordon Price

Art Phillips Square

Pete McMartin has come up with a great idea in his column today : The Vancouver that Gregor Robertson inherited was…
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Nov. 15, 2011 / Gordon Price

Seattle wonders: Who’s the greenest of them all?

The Seattle Times sent its reporter Craig Welch to see what all the hype was about on the other side…
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Nov. 01, 2011 / Gordon Price

Numbers: When will Surrey pass Vancouver in population?

Okay, look, it’s not a competition – but how many times have you heard “within ten years Surrey will have more…
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Oct. 26, 2011 / Gordon Price

In the Bubble: Vancouver aloft

Views of Vancouver and environs as seen from a bubble.  Not a metaphor.…
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Oct. 20, 2011 / Gordon Price

Heritage and Sustainability: Improving Energy Efficiency in Older Homes

The Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s Fall programs begin with a free public lecture by Barbara Campagna, well-known U.S. architect, on Nov…

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